Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Letter to the Jewish Community of Dresden requiring all Jews to wear the Yellow Star
- Date
-
creation:
1942 June 12
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helmut Eschwege
Physical Details
- Classification
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Office Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Stationery
- Object Type
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Letters (lcsh)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 11.610 inches (29.489 cm) | Width: 8.270 inches (21.006 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The letter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Helmut Eschwege.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-11 15:12:21
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